W&L Field Hockey Places Five Athletes on All-ODAC Teams

Nov 09, 2009

SALEM, Va. -- Washington and Lee Head Field
Hockey Coach Wendy Orrison and five W&L athletes were honored
as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced its field hockey
postseason awards on Monday.

Orrison was named Co-Coach of the Year with
Lynchburg’s Enza Steele, while seniors Sallie Armstrong
(Houston, Texas/St. John’s) and Grace McGee (Virginia Beach,
Va./Floyd E. McKellam) were named First Team All-ODAC. Junior Emmy
Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) was tabbed to the second team
and seniors Steph Mansey (Mendham, N.J./Randolph) and Caroline
Habliston (Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes)
were honorable mention all-conference selections.

For Orrison, who led the Generals to a 10-7
overall record, including a 5-2 ODAC-mark and an appearance in the
conference semifinals, this is the third time in her career that
she has been pegged as the ODAC Coach of the Year. She was
previously honored in 2002 and 2005.

Armstrong was a First Team All-ODAC selection
for the fourth time in her career after scoring a team-high 37
points on 17 goals and three assists from her forward position.
Armstrong, who ranked third in the league in goals scored, total
points and led the conference with five game-winning goals, became
W&L’s all-time leading scorer with 130 points, as well as
the school’s all-time goals scored leader with 56.

This is McGee’s first selection to the
first team following a second team nod last season and honorable
mention recognition as a sophomore. McGee, who started 17 games for
the Generals on defense, posted six points on a pair of goals and
two assists while also recording three defensive saves. She helped
W&L to set a new school record with six-straight shutouts.

Emmy Mathews started all 17 games in the
midfield for W&L and was tied for second on the team with three
assists. She was a First Team All-ODAC selection last season and
was the league’s Rookie of the Year two years ago.

Rounding out the honored Generals were Mansey
and Habliston. Habliston started all 17 games in goal and allowed
just 21 goals against 78 saves. Her save percentage of .788 and her
1.54 goals-against average were both good for third in the
conference and she was vital in extending the Generals shutout
streak to six games. Mansey started 16 contests and finished second
on the team in goals (8), assists (3) and points (19). It is the
first postseason honors for both Mansey and Habliston.

W&L concluded its season with a 3-1 loss
to Eastern Mennonite in the semifinal round of the ODAC Tournament.